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71353

ZIP 71353 is Melville, Louisiana, in St. Landry Parish; area code 337; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. Landry
Metro area
Opelousas, LA
Population
1,399
Coordinates
30.6130, -91.7673
☼ Live from 71353 — Melville, LA

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Where 71353 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71353
  • 🔢 Type 71353 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESEIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 71353 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011010111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71351 (Marksville, LA, 41 mi away) and 71354 (Monterey, LA, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71353 becomes 35317, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13357, 13753, 15337, 15733, 17335, 17353, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13357 in Ilion, NY, 1,253 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯743 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71353 and you would come out at 30.61°S, 88.23°E — 1,388 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 10m.
  • 📏 At 81.1 square miles of land, 71353 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,399This ZIP1,399
Households606This ZIP606
Housing units810This ZIP810
Median age44.5This ZIP44.5Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$37,405This ZIP$37,405Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$118,300This ZIP$118,300Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%This ZIP15.2%
Mean commute37.7 minThis ZIP37.7 min
Population density17.3 / sq miThis ZIP17.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees418This ZIP418
Annual payroll$11,293,000This ZIP$11,293,000
Tax returns filed580This ZIP580
Total adjusted gross income$29,646,000This ZIP$29,646,000

Land area

Land area81.07 sq miThis ZIP81.07 sq mi
Water area4.32 sq miThis ZIP4.32 sq mi

Other place names in 71353

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ZIP codes near 71353

ZIPCityDistance
70753 Lettsworth, LA 5.3 mi
71358 Palmetto, LA 8.6 mi
70756 Lottie, LA 9.3 mi
70577 Port Barre, LA 10.0 mi
70750 Krotz Springs, LA 10.4 mi
70732 Fordoche, LA 10.9 mi
70759 Morganza, LA 12.8 mi
70755 Livonia, LA 14.2 mi
71345 Lebeau, LA 14.7 mi
70715 Batchelor, LA 15.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71353?

71353 is in Melville, Louisiana, in St. Landry Parish, part of the Opelousas, LA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.6130, -91.7673.

What county is 71353 in?

71353 lies in St. Landry Parish.

What area code is 71353?

Melville uses area code 337, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 71353 in?

71353 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71353?

About 1,399 people live in ZIP code 71353, in 606 households, at 17.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 71353?

$37,405 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71353?

The closest are 70753 (5.3 mi), 71358 (8.6 mi), 70756 (9.3 mi), 70577 (10 mi) and 70750 (10.4 mi).

Is 71353 a PO Box ZIP code?

71353 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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